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Analysis: While Staunch Opponents of the Death Penalty Applaud Newsom, Some Think He Overreached

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|Date: March 26, 2019
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Analysis: While Staunch Opponents of the Death Penalty Applaud Newsom, Some Think He Overreached

While death penalty opponents were mostly excited by Governor Gavin Newsom’s surprise decision earlier th ...

While death penalty opponents were mostly excited by Governor Gavin Newsom’s surprise decision earlier this month to put a moratorium on the death penalty, a recent look at op-eds and editorials shows ...

March 26, 2019
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Will Colorado Be the Next State to Abolish the Death Penalty?

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|Date: March 21, 2019
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Will Colorado Be the Next State to Abolish the Death Penalty?

By Denise Maes and Helen Griffiths In July 2012, Coloradans were devastated by the now-infamous murder of ...

By Denise Maes and Helen Griffiths In July 2012, Coloradans were devastated by the now-infamous murder of 12 moviegoers in the town of Aurora. Despite the trauma and grief that crime caused, a local j ...

March 21, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform

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|Date: March 18, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig’s Defense of the Death Penalty Belies Claims of Progressive Reform

In last year’s election for district attorney, challenged as he never has been before, Jeff Reisig, the Y ...

In last year’s election for district attorney, challenged as he never has been before, Jeff Reisig, the Yolo County District Attorney since 2007, struck back with the help of a local editorial, claimi ...

March 18, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

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|Date: March 16, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where tho ...

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where those convicted are on death row. However, despite this, it is a tricky subject. I recall a few ye ...

March 16, 2019
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Reaction Pours Out to Gavin Newsom’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2019
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Reaction Pours Out to Gavin Newsom’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty

In his announcement on the moratorium, Governor Gavin Newsom framed the issue as a personal journey roote ...

In his announcement on the moratorium, Governor Gavin Newsom framed the issue as a personal journey rooted not just in the immorality of the death penalty, but also in the idea that there are people o ...

March 14, 2019
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Governor Newsom to Halt State Death Penalty Cases

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|Date: March 13, 2019
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Governor Newsom to Halt State Death Penalty Cases

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order that will halt the death penalty in Cali ...

This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom will sign an executive order that will halt the death penalty in California for the duration of his term. California will become the latest state where the governo ...

March 13, 2019
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The Supreme Court Is Playing Favorites with Religion

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|Date: February 13, 2019
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The Supreme Court Is Playing Favorites with Religion

By Daniel Mach Last week, the Supreme Court permitted the state of Alabama to execute a Muslim man, Domin ...

By Daniel Mach Last week, the Supreme Court permitted the state of Alabama to execute a Muslim man, Domineque Ray, without his religious advisor present. The court’s 5-4 decision reversed an emergency ...

February 13, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Critics Are Right, Kamala Harris Not a Reformer

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|Date: January 21, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Critics Are Right, Kamala Harris Not a Reformer

Ironically, a few moments ago the news came out – that Kamala Harris, California Senator and the second b ...

Ironically, a few moments ago the news came out – that Kamala Harris, California Senator and the second black woman to serve in the US Senate, will run for President in 2020. The NY Times said this m ...

January 21, 2019
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The Death Penalty in 2018: A Punishment on the Decline

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|Date: December 23, 2018
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The Death Penalty in 2018: A Punishment on the Decline

By Anna Arceneaux An annual survey conducted by the Death Penalty Information Center shows a significant ...

By Anna Arceneaux An annual survey conducted by the Death Penalty Information Center shows a significant decline in 2018 in the use of the death penalty nationwide. This is as it should be — the natio ...

December 23, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: There’s a Wave of Progressive Prosecutors, but We’ve Been Left Behind

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|Date: December 16, 2018
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Sunday Commentary: There’s a Wave of Progressive Prosecutors, but We’ve Been Left Behind

Despite a closer than expected election back in June in Yolo County, the hope for progressive reform rema ...

Despite a closer than expected election back in June in Yolo County, the hope for progressive reform remains elusive. This past week there was an op-ed in the New York Times, “There’s a Wave of New P ...

December 16, 2018
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Governors Press Jerry Brown to Grant Clemency to 740 People on Death Row in California

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|Date: December 14, 2018
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Governors Press Jerry Brown to Grant Clemency to 740 People on Death Row in California

California has not executed anyone in nearly 13 year – January 17, 2006 – when it executed 76 year old Cl ...

California has not executed anyone in nearly 13 year – January 17, 2006 – when it executed 76 year old Clarence Ray Allen, who was 76 years old, legally blind, diabetic, and used a wheelchair. Since ...

December 14, 2018
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What a Portrait of General Robert E. Lee Means for One Man’s Capital Trial

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|Date: November 20, 2018
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What a Portrait of General Robert E. Lee Means for One Man’s Capital Trial

By Olivia Ensign Anyone walking into the sole courtroom in the town of Louisa, Virginia, is met by an arr ...

By Olivia Ensign Anyone walking into the sole courtroom in the town of Louisa, Virginia, is met by an array of portraits covering nearly every square inch of the walls. Overwhelmingly they feature whi ...

November 20, 2018
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Washington Supreme Court Abolishes the Death Penalty

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|Date: October 15, 2018
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Washington Supreme Court Abolishes the Death Penalty

By Cassandra Stubbs On Oct. 11, the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously struck down the death pena ...

By Cassandra Stubbs On Oct. 11, the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously struck down the death penalty as unconstitutional, ruling the “death penalty is invalid because it is imposed in an arbit ...

October 15, 2018
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Repealing the Death Penalty One State at a Time

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|Date: September 09, 2018
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Repealing the Death Penalty One State at a Time

By Jeanne Hruska New Hampshire is the only state in New England that still puts people to death. The Nort ...

By Jeanne Hruska New Hampshire is the only state in New England that still puts people to death. The Northeast region, and much of the nation, has recognized capital punishment for what it is: a pract ...

September 09, 2018
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Do We Deserve to Kill?

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|Date: August 15, 2018
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Do We Deserve to Kill?

By Brian Stull “The death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit,” ...

By Brian Stull “The death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit,” as Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, frequently explains. “ ...

August 15, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Death Penalty is Almost Gone…

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 06, 2018
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Monday Morning Thoughts: The Death Penalty is Almost Gone…

I have to admit that I was surprised, both in 2012 and 2016, that the death penalty was allowed to remain ...

I have to admit that I was surprised, both in 2012 and 2016, that the death penalty was allowed to remain intact by California voters. After all, we don't really have a death penalty in California – ...

August 06, 2018
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Texas Executed Despite Opposition from Victim’s Son

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|Date: August 03, 2018
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Texas Executed Despite Opposition from Victim’s Son

By Anna Arceneaux (Editor's note: This article was written the week after Young's July 17 execution) Four ...

By Anna Arceneaux (Editor's note: This article was written the week after Young's July 17 execution) Fourteen years ago, Mitesh Patel lost his father Hasmukh in a robbery-murder at the family’s store ...

August 03, 2018
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Prosecutors Hid Evidence of Corey Williams’ Innocence in Pursuit of a Death Sentence

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|Date: April 29, 2018
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Prosecutors Hid Evidence of Corey Williams’ Innocence in Pursuit of a Death Sentence

By Anna Arceneaux In 2000, Corey Williams, a Black teenager with an intellectual disability, was tried an ...

By Anna Arceneaux In 2000, Corey Williams, a Black teenager with an intellectual disability, was tried and convicted in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, for the murder of a pizza delivery man at his friend’s ...

April 29, 2018
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ACLU of Northern California Calls on State to Allow Full Press Access to Executions

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|Date: April 15, 2018
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ACLU of Northern California Calls on State to Allow Full Press Access to Executions

First Amendment Guarantees Right to View Entire Procedure (From Press Release) - The American Civil Liber ...

First Amendment Guarantees Right to View Entire Procedure (From Press Release) - The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Northern California and Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP today filed s ...

April 15, 2018
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My First Night on Death Row as an Innocent Man

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|Date: January 30, 2018
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My First Night on Death Row as an Innocent Man

By Anthony Graves Anthony Graves was convicted in 1994 for killing six people in 1992. He was exonerated ...

By Anthony Graves Anthony Graves was convicted in 1994 for killing six people in 1992. He was exonerated in 2010 after having served 18 and a half years in prison, 16 of which were spent in solitary c ...

January 30, 2018
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